Nicholas Harvey
A USA Today bestselling author, Nicholas Harvey's life has been anything but ordinary. Race car driver, motorsports professional, adventure traveller, divemaster, and since 2020, a full-time novelist. Raised in England, Nick has dual UK and US citizenship and now lives nomadically wherever he and his amazing wife, Cheryl, choose to land for a few months. He is the author of the Nora Sommer Suspense, Kat Cromwell Mystery, and AJ Bailey Adventure series, as well as multiple collaborations.
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Douglas graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in Journalism. He lives in Mason, Tennessee, and spends his spare time on his sailboat.
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Douglas Pratt
Professor Douglas Pratt is Convenor, Graduate and International Student Adviser (Studies in Religion) at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Professor Pratt also holds appointments as Adjunct Professor (Theology & Interreligious Studies) at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia. A former President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR) and the New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions (NZASR), Professor Pratt is the New Zealand Associate of the Australian-based UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations – Asia Pacific. He is also an Associate of the Centre for the Study of Religion an -
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been writing since the third grade. During high school, Douglas dabbled in short stories and poems.
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Douglas graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in Journalism. He lives in Mason, Tennessee, and spends his spare time on his sailboat.
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Nathan Van Coops
Nathan Van Coops lives in St. Petersburg, Florida on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. When not tinkering on old airplanes, he writes heroic adventure stories that explore imaginative new worlds. He is the author of the time travel adventure series In Times Like These, the time travel detective series Paradox PI, and The Skylighter Adventures. His recent series, Kingdom of Engines explores a swashbuckling alternate history where the modern and medieval collide. He also writes aviation mystery thrillers under the name Nate Van Coops. Learn more at www.nathanvancoops.com or www.natevancoops.com
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Wayne Stinnett
I'm a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and now, a full time novelist. Between those careers, I've also worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and truck driver. I live in the Sea Islands, near Beaufort, SC, with my wife and youngest daughter. We also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. I grew up in Melbourne, FL and have also lived in the Florida Keys and Cozumel, MX.
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Matt Lincoln
Matt Lincoln has lived his entire life on the coast and he wouldn't have it any other way. A lifelong fan of Travis McGee, Magnum PI, and just about anyone who knows their way around a boat and a good cigar, Matt now lives where the sand meets the surf with his beautiful wife, a son who reminds him way too much of himself at that age, and an Irish Setter who he can never seem to tire out. Life is good.
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Nick Sullivan
Born in East Tennessee, Nick Sullivan has spent most of his adult life as an actor in New York City, working in theater, television, film, and audiobooks. After recording hundreds of books over the last twenty years he decided to write his own. Nick has been scuba diving for almost as long as he'd been acting, and his new series was inspired by his experiences in the Caribbean. "Deep Shadow" is set in the island of Bonaire and the second book, "Deep Cut", takes place on the Dutch island of Saba. "Deep Roots" takes place in the off-shore cayes of Belize, and "Deep Devil" is set in Cozumel. His first novel, "Zombie Bigfoot", hit #1 in Horror Comedy on Amazon.
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Greg Iles
Greg Iles spent most of his life in Natchez, Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau
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Larry S. Kaplan
LARRY S. KAPLAN specializes in creating thrillers and mysteries in the context of historical events. His novels utilize his over 35 years' experience as a seasoned trial lawyer to create plotlines that feel real and characters who are unforgettable. Larry's novels combine his encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture and ground-breaking scientific discoveries in a distinctive way that will have his readers saying to themselves, "I remember that," on the one hand, and, "Is that really possible," on the other. Larry has been elected a Super Lawyer be his peers for multiple years running, and has the unique honor of having been rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell for over twenty consecutive years, the "Highest Possible Peer Review Rating i
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Kate Birdsall
Kate Birdsall was born in the heart of the Rust Belt and harbors a hesitant affinity for its grit. She’s an existentialist who writes both short and long fiction, and she plays a variety of loud instruments. Kate lives in Michigan’s capital city with her partner and at least one too many four-legged creatures.
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Kait Carson
Kait Carson writes the Hayden Kent Mysteries, set in the Fabulous Florida Keys, and is at work on a new mystery set in her adopted state of Maine. Her short fiction has been nationally published in the Trues and Woman’s World magazines and has appeared in the Silver Falchion Award-nominated Seventh Guppy Anthology Hook, Line, and Sinker. Her nonfiction essay was included in the Agatha Award-winning book Writing the Cozy Mystery. She is a former President of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of Sisters in Crime, and Guppies. Visit her website at www.kaitcarson.com.
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Terry Toler
TERRY TOLER is a international #1 best selling and award winning author who has written seventeen non fiction books and thirty novels including the Jamie Austen and Alex Halee spy stories along with The Eden Stories. He is a public speaker, counselor, and retired entrepreneur. Impacting the lives of people worldwide through storytelling has become one of his passions in life. He can be followed at terrytoler.com.
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"Terry Toler is well written, and a rising star in literary fiction." Michael DeAngelo (Reviewer)
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Michael Maloof
With the publication of Unstoppable, the highly anticipated sequel to his award-winning debut novel Relentless, Michael Maloof cements his place as a compelling new voice in the world of globe-trotting thrillers.
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Born with an insatiable curiosity and a genetic case of wanderlust, Michael brings a rich tapestry of personal experiences to the page, crafting heart-pounding international adventures that blur the line between fiction and reality.
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Mike Slavin
Meet the author of Kill Crime-Zoom Meeting Every First Wed 8 PM CST, just contact me for Zoom link.
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This is my page for my fiction, the Kill Crime series. Goodreads does not allow an author to link a pen name to their regular account, so see much more about me at my Goodreads Michael L.F. Slavin author page.
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J.F. Kirwan
J. F. Kirwan is the author of the Nadia Laksheva thriller series for HarperCollins. Having worked in accident investigation and prevention in nuclear, offshore oil and gas and aviation sectors, he uses his experience of how accidents initially build slowly, then race towards a climax, to plot his novels.
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Michael Lister
New York Times bestselling and award-winning novelist Michael Lister is a native Floridian best known for his literary suspense thrillers as well as his two ongoing mystery series, the prison chaplain John Jordan "Blood" series and the hard-boiled, 1940s noir Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Series, and the post-apocalypic suspense thriller Cataclysmos.
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Timothy Fagan
Timothy Fagan has always loved to read suspenseful books that make you laugh out loud in public. Now he loves to write them.
He previously spent twenty years as an attorney and executive in the financial services industry, focusing on securities regulatory matters across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. He was born in Los Angeles, California, grew up in British Columbia, Canada and currently lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Lyle Nicholson
Lyle Nicholson was born in British Columbia Canada. His is the youngest of three sons born to a father who was a cook and mother who was a waitress.
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His father, who died when Lyle was 15, was a story teller, something that Lyle adopted at an early age. His life would lead him to travels in Europe, then 5 years in a Monastery. He found he was not a good Monk, as poverty was easy - it was the chastity and obedience that was a stumbling block.
He left the Monastery in 1979, and met and married his wife in 1982. He would spend a few years working for companies, getting fired, starting business's that failed, until he finally started a sales agency that was a success. Lyle retired in 2011.
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Michael Newton
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From Wikipedia:
"Michael Newton (born 1951) is an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Since then he has been a steady writer for the series with almost 90 entries to his credit, which triples the amount written by creator Don Pendleton. His skills and knowledge of the series have allowed him to be picked by the publishers to write the milestone novels such as #100, #200, and #300.
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Steven Hildreth Jr.
Steven Hildreth, Jr. is a former US Army infantryman and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran who writes the Forsaken Patriots series of explosive thrillers driven by global intrigue. His nearly two decades of tactical experience in public and private sectors shape his gripping stories. Based in Colorado, Steven shares updates at stevenhildreth.substack.com and on Twitter (@StevenHildreth).
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While his main focus as a reader is special operations history, geopolitics, and self-published action thrillers, he simply enjoys a good story. When not reading or writing, he’s hitting the gym or diving into video games.
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Ted Russ
Ted Russ is a writer living in the Carolina mountains with his wife, Anna, their dogs, Charlie and Ripple, and a bunch of chickens and bees.
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In a distant prior life, he served as an army officer after graduating from West Point. Ted left the military in 2000 with experience as a special operations helicopter pilot and a philosophy degree.
Possessing no marketable skills, he went back to school and got an MBA. His 25 year journey through the business world was winding - from startups to fortune 500s, domestic to expat assignments, general management and sales to M&A.
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Raymond Finkle
Raymond Finkle is a physician who lives in New England. He wrote The Mendelian Protocol in 2005 during medical school. He decided to revive his writing career in 2020 because it was such a great year, all around, that it just seemed like the thing to do.
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He released the Insanity Criterion, also a sci-fi medical thriller, in October 2020.
His third book The Armageddon Prophecy should be out before the end of 2020. It is not sci-fi.
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S. Englefield
Scott Englefield grew up on the Isle of Wight. Despite being surrounded by idyllic beaches and woodland walks, he was often to be found with his head buried in a book.
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His love of reading endured into adulthood and now he spends his free time writing crime and psychological thrillers, often having to stop to fend off his cat James who believes his keyboard is the perfect place to sleep.
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Mark Ayre
An avid writer since crafting a moving story of a penguin trying to find his way home (sadly no longer in print) when he was a mere six years old, Mark has started hundreds of novels and written millions of words.
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Recently learning how to curb his imagination and actually get something done, he now writes character-driven suspense thrillers, often with supernatural elements.
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Nathan Van Coops
Nathan Van Coops lives in St. Petersburg, Florida on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. When not tinkering on old airplanes, he writes heroic adventure stories that explore imaginative new worlds. He is the author of the time travel adventure series In Times Like These, the time travel detective series Paradox PI, and The Skylighter Adventures. His recent series, Kingdom of Engines explores a swashbuckling alternate history where the modern and medieval collide. He also writes aviation mystery thrillers under the name Nate Van Coops. Learn more at www.nathanvancoops.com or www.natevancoops.com
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Nick Sullivan
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Joseph Badal
"Joe Badal has had a varied and successful career. After 6 years as a decorated commissioned Army officer, having served in Vietnam and Greece, he had a long banking and finance career. He has had 18 suspense novels published: 4 stand-alones (The Pythagorean Solution, Shell Game, Ultimate Betrayal, and Payback); 7 books in the Danforth Saga (Evil Deeds, Terror Cell, The Nostradamus Secret,The Lone Wolf Agenda, Death Ship, Sins of the Fathers, and The Carnevale Conspiracy); 4 books in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files (Borderline, Dark Angel, Natural Causes, and Everything To Lose); and 3 books in the Curtis Chronicles (The Motive, Obsessed, and Justice).
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Liz Lazarus
LIZ LAZARUS is an engineer by education, a consultant & business owner from experience and an author given her passion to tell stories.
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Her first novel is loosely based on a personal experience and a series of ‘what if’ questions. FREE OF MALICE traces the after effects of a foiled attack; a woman healing, and grappling with the legal system to acknowledge her right to self-defense.
PLEA FOR JUSTICE depicts the journey of a paralegal striving to reveal the truth about her estranged friend’s incarceration, and leading her on a parallel path of self-discovery.
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Noah Boyd
Noah Boyd was the pseudonym Paul Lindsay, of a former FBI agent who spent more than twenty years working on some of the Bureau's toughest investigations, including the Green River Killer case and the Highland Park Strangler case (which he's credited with solving).
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The first book in his Steve Vail series, The Bricklayer, was published in 2010. The second, Agent X, was published in February 2011. Boyd's intimate knowledge of the Bureau's inner workings, including its weaknesses, and his "in the trenches" experience lent unusual authenticity to Vail's character and the novel’s investigative details.
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Kenneth Preston
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Addison Michael
Addison Michael writes riveting, character-driven thrillers heavy in suspense with a focus on the intriguing motivations that make a person a murderer.
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Addison grew up in a home where rules were not meant to be broken. As such, she was the "goodest" of the “goody two shoes” around. At 16 years-old, she survived a deadly head-on car collision. With a twinge of survivor's guilt, she developed a morbid fascination with who lives and who dies and why.
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Renee Pawlish
From the time she was ten and tried to write her own detective series in the fashion of the Hardy Boys, Renée Pawlish has been developing her craft. Along with creative writing classes, Renée studied great writers like Dashiell Hammett, Rex Stout, Stephen King, Sue Grafton and many more. Once Renée graduated from college, she began her first novel. Now, all these years later, she has penned numerous books in a variety of genres.
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Renée was born in California, but has lived most of her life in Colorado. When she's not hiking, cycling, or chasing ballplayers for autographs, she is writing mysteries and thrillers. She also has some middle grade novels waiting to be published.
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Lance McMillian
Lance McMillian is a recovering lawyer who gave up the courtroom for the classroom. For over a decade, Lance has taught Constitutional Law to future lawyers at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. Now he writes books. The Murder of Sara Barton is his debut novel.
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Being a great writer first requires being a great reader. Lance loves taut legal thrillers, heart-pounding crime fiction, and captivating murder mysteries. His literary inspirations include Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, John Grisham, Scott Turow, Michael Connelly, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ross Macdonald, Walker Percy, Agatha Christie, and, of course, Harper Lee.
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Armand Rosamilia
Armand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny Florida, where he writes when he's not sleeping. He's happily married to a woman who helps his career and is supportive, which is all he ever wanted in life...
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He's written over 150 stories that are currently available, including horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, thrillers and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels.
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Audrey Wilson
Audrey Wilson is an award-winning writer and the author of LANDING LIKE RAIN, ONLY HUMAN, and WRONG GIRL GONE. Her next book THE EVER END will be released by Bywater Books in August 2025. From screenplays and television pilots to short stories and novels, Audrey boasts an eclectic writing background. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Television Writing and Producing, she began her career, and has since produced nationally and internationally for PBS and National Geographic, as well as locally for WLS. In 2018, she received a regional Emmy nomination.
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As much as Audrey enjoys getting behind a camera, she feels most at home when immersed in one of her fictional works. When she isn't writing, Audrey enjoys hiking, read -
David William Pearce
An engineer for 40 years, Mr. Pearce, following open heart surgery, decided to pursue his muse and write. After completing a debut novel, Mr. Pearce so enjoyed the experience that he began writing the Monk Buttman series. When not writing, Mr. Pearce is the accomplished recording artist, Mr. Primitive. He and his wife live in Kenmore Washington.
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The true unabridged tale of how I came to write the Monk Buttman story.
Originally, I had planned to write a relationship story.
Fresh off the success of actually finishing a book, I dove right into the next one. Having always been fascinated by the idea of true love, love at first sight, soul mates; all that sort of bunk, I was raring to go. And I had characters and a broad plot outline bouncing aroun -
Ian A. O'Connor
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Ian A. O’Connor is a retired Air Force colonel who has held several senior military leadership positions in the field of national security management. His novel, The Twilight of the Day, was a military-themed thriller which received high praise in the Military Times Newspaper for its realism, and chilling story line. The book won a coveted Bronze Medal in 2018, awarded him by the Military Writers Society of America. In 2022 Ian was the Silver Falchion Award winner in the "Best Thriller" category at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference for his latest thriller, Point Option.
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A.J. McCarthy
As an author of mystery suspense novels, A.J. McCarthy is always on the lookout for new ideas. Her friends and family are cautious, concerned they may become a victim in her next novel. Those who are more adventurous offer up ideas and are willing to sacrifice certain family members for the cause. A.J. bides her time, waiting for the right moment and the perfect victim. She hides behind a quiet façade, and few know what she’s really thinking.
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A.J. grew up reading Agatha Christie, Sidney Sheldon, and many other masters of mystery and suspense. A lifelong love of the genre evolved. She’s a member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. When she isn’t writing, chances are she is reading. -
Kate Anslinger
Kate is the author of the Grace McKenna Mystery series and The Town Series. She’s also penned several standalone novels and co-authored a nonfiction book or two. In addition to her life as a novelist, Kate is a ghostwriter, book coach, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Her debut novel Saving Jason, touches upon the struggles of PTSD, a topic that is near and dear to her heart. Kate lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, two daughters and golden retriever pup.
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Cynthia Hamilton
Cynthia Hamilton started writing 2000 as a means of coping with a debilitating illness. Writing gave her lifeline and a way to channel her overly-active imagination. Late-stage Lyme disease turned out to be a blessing in disguise, giving her a career she never imagined for herself, one that constantly inspires her.
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Cynthia writes in a variety of genres: mysteries/general fiction/memoir. She is currently working on the 9th book in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery Series, and is still finding tremendous inspiration from her protagonist.
FINDING RUTH, the book she wrote to understand her mother's life from her POV, was the 1st Place Winner in the Firebird Book Awards in the Women's Fiction and Relationships categories.
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W.J. Costello
W.J. Costello is a former journalist who now writes books. He lives in Virginia and Florida.
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Jill Caugherty
Jill Caugherty is the author of the historical novel, THE VIEW FROM HALF DOME (release date April 20, 2023), and the debut novel WALTZ IN SWING TIME.
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Her short stories have been published in 805Lit, Oyster River Pages, and The Magazine of History and Fiction.
A former senior marketing manager in the tech industry, she now writes full time. Jill is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers’ Association and the North Carolina Writers’ Network. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and daughter. Please visit https://www.jillcaugherty.com for more information. -
Stephanie Andrews
Stephanie Andrews hopes her love of classic mysteries and thrillers, and her desire to show strong women as protagonists, comes through in her books about Kay Riley. Thanks for reading!
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Christine Kling
I have spent more than forty years enjoying “simply messing about with boats”―as Rat said to Mole in The Wind in the Willows. I've been a boat wife, mother and captain of my own boat. I've had articles and stories published in many publications including Cruising World, Sailing!, and The Tiller and the Pen, Gulfstream Magazine and Miami Noir. My first four novels are in a series about Florida female tugboat captain, Seychelle Sullivan.
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As a techie person, I am intrigued by the fast changes occurring in the publishing industry and I'm trying my hand at self-publishing. I self-published CIRCLE OF BONES, a big international thriller set in the Caribbean, and SEA BITCH, a small collection of four short stories. Thomas & Mercer then offered me a -
K. J. Backford
K.J. Backford grew up living in many places around the world including Sweden, Africa, and Russia, and enjoys travelling. After graduate degrees and a rewarding career in Silicon Valley, she now focuses on writing. In her spare time, she loves to horseback ride. She strives to combine real-world experience and knowledge to create inspiring characters within engaging, intricate thrillers and mysteries.
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Her three novels, ‘The Blackmail Enigma,' ‘Breaking Moscow Charter,’ and 'Where Sunflowers Stand - A Traitor in Ukraine. A Spy in Russia. A CIA Man. And the Fight for Freedom.are available on Amazon now. -
Nick Thacker
Nick Thacker is a thriller author from Texas who lives in Hawaii. In his free time, he enjoys reading in a hammock on the beach, skiing, drinking whiskey, and hanging out with his beautiful wife, two dogs, and two daughters. For more information, visit Nick online at www.nickthacker.com
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In addition to his fiction work, Nick is the founder and lead of Sonata & Scribe, the only music studio focused on producing “soundtracks” for books and series. Find out more at www.SonataAndScribe.com. -
Jon Spoelstra
"I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago."
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I wish I had uttered that. I didn't, but I feel it. (Attribute that quote to an American illustrator, Maurice Sendak.)
So, not accepting that I've turned into a typical old man, I wrote a mystery involving some nifty old guys, "Who's Killing All My Old Girlfriends."
I sent the manuscript to a bunch of test readers—all old men and a few old women. They loved it. They wanted to read the sequel. Even before publishing "Who's Killing All My Old Girlfriends," I wrote a sequel. "Who's Killing the Fountain of Youth."
More rave reviews came from my test readers, all oldsters.
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Josh Boldt
Josh Boldt is a Southern crime and mystery author known for his realistic dialogue, regional flavor, and exploration of the Southern psyche. Boldt is the author of three novels: Moneymaker, The False Favorite, and Slurry. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where he’s hard at work on his next novel.
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Joe Looby
"The Tenth Trail Mark is a work of historical fiction inspired by the real events of the battles at Riva Ridge and Mount Belvedere. My father served with the 10th Mountain Division during this campaign. He fought in those mountains and was wounded in battle. His courage—and the courage of the men he served alongside—is something I carry with me. Writing this story is my way of honoring not just their bravery but the human experience behind the history: the fear, the grit, the humor, the heartbreak, and the extraordinary strength of ordinary men."— Joe Looby
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Dennis M. Currie
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Dennis Currie is a veteran law enforcement professional whose decorated 28-year career reads like pages from the very thrillers he now writes. As a retired Sergeant in Los Angeles County, Currie's remarkable career extended far beyond patrol duties as a K9 officer, into the challenging territories of homicide investigations, gang intelligence, and high-stakes narcotics operations. His expertise and reputation eventually earned him a position as a Federal Task Force Officer, where he handled some of Southern California's most sensitive and high-profile cases.
Drawing from his extensive background in complex criminal investigations, Currie seamlessly transitioned his tactical and analytical expertise into the private sector, f -
Hanna Wren
Hanna Wren is a pen name authors Amy Eyrie and Alix Sloan use when writing the Jenna Stack Mystery Series together. They’ve been friends for over twenty years and are both fans of a good mystery. Books, TV, movies… If it’s a whodunit, a caper, or a twisty thriller, they’ll devour it! And they love brainstorming dangerous situations and exciting cases for Jenna to tackle. Visit their websites www.AmyEyrie.com and www.AlixSloan.com to learn more about them and their individual writing projects.
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Derek Blount
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Derek Blount is an award-winning author who spent two decades in the world of corporate finance before fully engaging his career in writing.
Derek's pulse-pounding Hostile Takeover Thrillogy--including Hostile Takeover , Second Son and Final Reckoning has garnered critical praise including:
"Derek Blount knows how to build tension with the best of contemporary thriller authors." -- Anne Hillerman, NY Times Bestselling Novelist
"I could not put this book down. The plot is fabulous, the characters are fabulous, the writing is fabulous…and every detail of the New Mexico desert rings true to this former New Mexican." -- Anne Taintor, annetaintor.com
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Sam Anthony
Sam Anthony is a British author who writes psychological thrillers with a twist of dark humour and a dash of infidelity. Best known for The Adulterer Series—a gripping saga of temptation, secrets, and beautifully bad decisions—Sam explores the messier side of human nature with wit, style, and the occasional spreadsheet.
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Titles include:
📘 The Adulterer’s Handbook
📘 The Adulterer’s Confession
📘 The Adulterer’s Dilemma
📘 The Adulterer’s Trial
📘 The Adulterer’s Temptation
📘 The Adulterer’s Daughter
📘 The Adulterer’s Choice
📘 The Adulterer’s Legacy (coming soon)
📘 Lee Bolton’s Guide to Adultery (coming soon)
📘 Tales of Adultery and Infatuation: A Collection of Short Stories
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Wesley Robert Lowe
I write what I know and care about.
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My work is infused with relentless furious action and/or paranormal charismata. Contemporary worlds infused with mysticism. Breathless, brain-twisting plots. High stakes suspense that churns the psyche.
But ultimately it is knowing and experiencing the lives of people that provide the impetus of Stories that Grip the Soul.
I've made music with Kainai First Nations, helped save Russian refugees from deportation, hung with Martial Arts Grandmasters, counseled WWII vets on their deathbeds. Not to mention deep Chinese, cultural participation,
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Brooke L. French
Brooke L. French is a recovering lawyer turned writer. She is the author of Inhuman Acts, The Carolina Variant, and Unnatural Intent (coming October 24, 2024).
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Brooke lives with her husband and sons between Atlanta and Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. She spends most of her days gleefully researching and writing about fatal viruses, terrorism, and murder.
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Kimberli A. Bindschatel
Kimberli A. Bindschatel is a thrill seeker, travel adventurer, passionate animal lover, wildlife photographer and award-winning author of the Amazon Best-selling Poppy McVie Mystery series.
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When she’s not busting bad guys with her pen, she’s out in the wilderness getting an adrenaline fix. She has rappelled down a waterfall in Costa Rica, rafted the Grand Canyon, faced down an Alaskan grizzly bear at ten feet (camera in hand), snorkeled with stingrays, and white-water kayaked a Norwegian river. She’s always ready for an adventure.
She lives in northern Michigan where she loves to hike in the woods with her rescue dog, Josee, share a bottle of wine with good friends, or sail Lake Michigan with her husband on their boat, Priorities. (You gotta -
Baer Charlton
Baer Charlton, an Amazon best selling author, was degreed as a Social-Anthropologist by the University of California at Irvine. His many interests have led him around the world in search of different and unique.
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As an internationally recognized Photo Journalist, he has tracked mountain gorillas, been a podium for a Barbary Ape, communicated in sign language with an Orangutan named Boolon, kissed a kangaroo and many wild experiences in between. Or he was just monkeying around.
His love for sailing has led him to file assignments from various countries, as well as from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean aboard a five-mast sailing ship. Baer has lectured and spoken on five continents, plus lecturing at sea.
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Andrew Kraft
Andrew Kraft was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Towson University. He is an avid traveler and has visited over thirty countries on this beautiful planet we call Earth. Andrew enjoys running and has completed a few half marathons along with a virtual full marathon in 2020. He is a big fan of science fiction books, especially those involving the cosmos.
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Sam Wood
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Mike Donohue
Mike Donohue writes crime fiction, suspense and thriller novels. He is the author of four novels, two novellas, and a short story collection.
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The Max Strong crime series is about a reformed thief and criminal trying to put a lot of tragedy and blood behind him and live a quiet life. It doesn’t go so well (does it ever?) and Max needs to figure out if he can really leave his past behind and get free. Or if he needs to embrace it and maybe destroy whatever is left of himself.
Mike lives outside Boston with my wife, two kids and Dashiell Hammett.
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Nate Wilson
Nate Wilson writes adventure travel stories filled with scuba diving, sailing, and Caribbean ocean escapades. His Chasing Kane adventure series—Chasing Kane and Chasing Avi are out now, with Chasing Morgan currently in the works—draws from his personal explorations and experiences both above and below the sea. His writing style blends first-person perspective with stream-of-consciousness storytelling, pulling the reader into each journey as if they’re experiencing the escape firsthand. Influenced by lyrical artists like Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Jimmy Buffett, as well as literary greats like Ernest Hemingway and Norman Maclean, Nate’s work carries a rhythm of reflection, adventure, and soul. When his best friend passed away at age thirty
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Kevin R. Hill
K.R. Hill is a mystery/thriller author. He left the states at a young age to satisfy a need for adventure. During a decade of travel he harvested apples in Switzerland, taught English in Germany, lived on a kibbutz in Israel, traveled atop supply trucks across Sudan, and lived in an abandoned house beside the Caribbean, where he daily spear-fished for food. While abroad, he wrote several novels and sold travel articles.
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Hannah Parry
Hannah Parry trained as a paediatric nurse in the UK.
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Her first novel Winter's Bite, won first prize in the 12+ section at the Winchester Writers' Festival in June 2012. Fever Quest, the sequel, won the Write Historical Fiction Monthly Masterpiece and was longlisted for the MSLexia Children's Novel prize in 2016.
The Mechanics' Institute Review, Halfway Down the Stairs, The Doubleback Review and The Junction published her short fiction. In 2021 she was longlisted for the BBC Short Story Award.
Her latest book is an adult thriller, Breathing for Both of Us, published in December 2023.
The Baby Exchange, a book club fiction novel for adults will be published in July of 2025.
The third in the Isabella Rockwell trilogy will be published in Decembe